Summary

Description

This large anemone has long flexuous tentacles which are a grey-brown or bright green in colour. The green variety has purple tips to the tentacles. The tentacles rarely withdraw into the column, which is reddish or greyish brown.

Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland

Present on the western coasts of Britain from Portsmouth all around to the west coast of Scotland where it extends northwards to just south of Cape Wrath. Absent from the east basin of the Irish Sea.

Global distribution

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Habitat

Present mainly in the intertidal especially in pools from mid-tide downwards but not extending far into the sublittoral. However, frequently present, often in large numbers on the leaves of seagrass (e.g. Zostera marina).

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